Kevin Gregg

Matt Carpenter will rejoin the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday at Cleveland after not playing in a weekend series at Pittsburgh because of dehydration and fatigue. Carpenter is among the National League leaders with a .333 batting average and tied for the league lead with 14 doubles. He had been hitting .378 before a two-for-18, although both hits were home runs. General Manager John Mozeliak said that Tyler Lyons will remain in the Cardinals rotation for now, filling the spot of sidelined ace Adam Wainwright. Rangers send Rougned Odor to triple A The Texas Rangers optioned second baseman Rougned Odor to triple-A Round Rock. Odor hit .144 in 29 games. He struck out 25 times in 90...

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